Mat i Syn

A son takes precious care of his dying mother. Painterly, oblique moodpiece that has no narrative to speak of and resolves itself into a solemn, somber series of breathtakingly photographed sequences.

A Zero Film presentation/production, in co-production with Ö Film and Severny Fond, with the support of Filmförderung Hamburg, Bundesministerium des Innern and Goskino. Starring Gudrun Geyer and Alexei Ananishnov. Directed by Alexander Sokurov; produced by Thomas Kufus; written by Yuri Arabov; music by Mikhail Glinka, Otmar Nussio and Giuseppe Verdi; director of photography, Alexei Fyodorov; art directors, Vera Zelinskaya and Esther Ritterbusch; film editor, Leda Semyonova.